2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
# 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar.

Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 13–6 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final. This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event.

## Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.

### Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000.

| Position | Prize |
| - | - |
| First Place (champion) | $36,000 |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $18,000 |
| Third Place (semi-finalist | $10,000 |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $6,000 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,500 |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $2,000 |
| Sixty Fifth (loser in preliminaries) | $500 |

## Results

### Preliminary round

The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:

* Hanni Al Howri
* Kuo Po-Cheng
* Jason Klatt
* Hayato Hijikata [de]
* Liu Haitao
* Yukio Akakariyama
* Henrikas Strolis [de]
* Marc Vidal [de]
* Waleed Majid
* Bader al-Awadi
* Hunter Lombardo
* Mateusz Śniegocki
* Jeong Young-hwa [de]
* So Shaw
* Radosław Babica
* Maghsoud Ali
* Tomasz Kapłan
* Satoshi Kawabata [de]
* Robb Saez
* Fu Che-wei
* Bashar Hussain [de]
* Salaheideen Alrimawi
* Mhana Al Obaidly
* Li Hewen
* Aloysius Yapp
* Mario Morra
* Francisco Bustamante
* Abdullah Alyousef
* Han Haoxiang [de]
* Nico Erasmus
* Petri Makkonen

The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97-128.

* Sayeem Hossain
* Shaun Wilkie
* K. A. Faray
* Chi Ho Kwok [de]
* Roman Hybler
* Jasem al-Hasawi
* Ryouji Hori
* Abdulatif Fawal
* Zayed Mohamed
* Meshari Albuqayli
* Giorgio Margola
* Saleh Ameen
* Sibongiseni Gumede
* Khamis al-Obaidly
* Naif Abdulafou
* Nicolas Ottermann [de]
* Mohammad Abdullah
* Nick Pera
* Ricky Puro
* Mehdi Rasheki
* Ali al-Obaidly
* Mohd al-Buainan
* Bruno Muratore [de]
* Syed Habib
* Albin Ouschan
* Christopher Tevez [de]
* Badr Alhamdan
* Nour al-Jarrah
* Muhammed Al Bin Ali
* Fahim Sinha
* Gharegozlou

### Knockout round

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarter final | Quarter final | | Semifinal | Semifinal | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chang Jung-Lin | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Ortmann | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Ortmann | 11 | Oliver Ortmann | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Antonio Gabica | 11 | Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ang Tuan Nguyen | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ang Tuan Nguyen | 8 | | | Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Seung-woo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Seung-woo | 2 | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mika Immonen | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mika Immonen | 11 | Mika Immonen | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Pagulayan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Pagulayan | 6 | | | | | | Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Nick van den Berg | 10 | | | | | | |
| Wu Jiaqing | 11 | | | | | | | | Nick van den Berg | 10 | | | | | | |
| Chao Fong-pang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chao Fong-pang | 8 | Wu Jiaqing | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Nick van den Berg | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick van den Berg | 11 | Nick van den Berg | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Efren Reyes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Efren Reyes | 5 | | | Nick van den Berg | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toh Lian Han [de] | 11 | | | | | Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bu Hong Kong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bu Hong Kong | 5 | Toh Lian Han [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 11 | Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Phil Burford [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Phil Burford [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Karl Boyes | 6 | | | |
| Marlon Villamor | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Karl Boyes | 6 | | | |
| Karl Boyes | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Boyes | 11 | Karl Boyes | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Huidji See | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Konstantin Stepanov | 6 | Huidji See | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huidji See | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huidji See | 11 | | | Karl Boyes | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lo Li-wen [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel Rota | 11 | | | | | Lo Li-wen [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Antony | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Antony | 8 | Israel Rota | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lo Li-wen [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lo Li-wen [de] | 11 | Lo Li-wen [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymund Faraon [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymund Faraon [de] | 4 | | | | | | Karl Boyes | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 8 | | | | | | |
| Manuel Gama [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 8 | | | | | | |
| Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Van Corteza | 11 | Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Daryl Peach | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Peach | 11 | Daryl Peach | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 10 | | | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mario He | 11 | | | | | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Gray | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Gray | 7 | Mario He | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Can | 8 | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Antonio Gabica | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 13 |
| Naoyuki Ōi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 13 |
| Dominic Jentsch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Jentsch | 5 | Naoyuki Ōi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Vilmos Földes | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vilmos Földes | 11 | Vilmos Földes | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Khanh Hoang Nguyen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Khanh Hoang Nguyen | 6 | | | Vilmos Földes | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jeffrey de Luna | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Niels Feijen | 9 | | | | | Jeffrey de Luna | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Luna | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Luna | 11 | Jeffrey de Luna | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Muhammad Zulfikiri | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruslan Chinakhov | 7 | Muhammad Zulfikiri | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Muhammad Zulfikiri | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Muhammad Zulfikiri | 11 | | | | | | Jeffrey de Luna | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | |
| Darren Appleton | 11 | | | | | | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ivo Aarts [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivo Aarts [de] | 3 | Darren Appleton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tōru Kuribayashi [de] | 10 | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dennis Orcollo | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Malai | 9 | | | | | Dennis Orcollo | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Morra | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Morra | 11 | John Morra | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Dennis Orcollo | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Orcollo | 11 | Dennis Orcollo | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 10 | | | | | | | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 4 | | | |
| Chang Yu-Lung | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 4 | | | |
| Chris Melling | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Melling | 11 | Chris Melling | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ramil Gallego | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Enrique Rojas [de] | 8 | Ramil Gallego | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramil Gallego | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramil Gallego | 11 | | | Chris Melling | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | David Alcaide | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | David Alcaide | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Imran Majid | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imran Majid | 8 | David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jalal Yousef | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jalal Yousef | 11 | Jalal Yousef | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Kazakis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Kazakis | 6 | | | | | | Chris Melling | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ralf Souquet | 5 | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | |
| Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlo Biado | 11 | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Shane Van Boening | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane Van Boening | 11 | Shane Van Boening | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 2 | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fabio Petroni | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fabio Petroni | 11 | | | | | Fabio Petroni | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Jungo [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Jungo [de] | 6 | Fabio Petroni | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Marlon Manalo | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Omar Al-Shaheen | 5 | Marlon Manalo | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marlon Manalo | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
